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appendicitis；he
”nonotpain”
”ache””iguess”hetothedoorandtouchedhercheek”you
dontfeelfeverish
thinkitethingyouate””idontknoifigoto
schoolandstartfeelingsick；theyllhavetocallyou；andifyoure
intheaybeishouldjuststayinbed”she
didntlooksishedidntfeelsithefreckles
shehadinheritedfroayskin”dontyou
toseeyourther”hereyesoing；i
edgenuineenoughabout
that
soithadtobethecat”
thinkshefeelsgood；eitherifistayhere
hher；thetter”jackrubbedthebackofhis
necktosay”hatsoundsfine
exceptorroherorthe
dayafterthat”thecatgetbetterinaday
ortotherandguinevere；youuldsstherestof
thesyoudoing
that”
”butifigotosoguineverewillbehere
aloneforawhole；longday”
”didntsaayshedsleepstoftheti”aeknod
”icantleaveherall
alone
not
notnohroughhishair；butthe
gestureseedinadequateeventohisoheputanarroundher
shoulderstheyfeltsllandfrailunderatshirtthatreachedher
kneesandwasnearlyaswide
barebitsofskinnylegshohetshirtendedandher
sbegan”iknoriedtothinkof
asolutionifchildrenhe
backgroundheetoarchitecture；not
parenting”youllbehherallsay
anything；justlookedupathifearonherfaceandthebeginning
oftearsinhereyes；neitherofadehieelgreat
hehadathought”say”hopegavea
oneshoulderedshrug
”efrochool””nobutshedbehereto
checkonguinevere”andheithoutsayinghewas
droppingthegirlsatsel；headingnorthtontereyand
thehospital；drivingnorthagaintosanfrancis；backdooget
thegirlsatschool；uptothehospitalagainbigsuryfive
nutessouthofcarl
itdidntkesensetoaddniynutes；roundtrip；toallthat
otherdriving；justforthesakeofthecat
”icantleaveheralone；daddy；”hopebegged”notalldaynot
lyingthereallalone；all
daylong””ysdifferenttherearedoctorsandnurseshe
realizedhehadfallenintoatrapwhenshebegannodding
sighing；hegaveinbuthereallydidntissingschool
kay；largelybecausehereallydidnttohavetodrivedoo
getherddaytherehadtobeanotheraboutduncan”
ifthened；heulddothis”thinkhed
checkonher”hopelookedskeptical”hesgonealot；toobuthe
eshoforlunch”shebrightenedrginally”iuldask”
duncanhadaunterofferthathopelikedevenbetter；thoughjackhad
noideaunderstandter
offspendingthedayatduncansthanatherownhouse
”hehasfaith；”
push
hehadbeenhearingaboutduncansfaithforyearsthegirls
ntioneditinthesabreathansna；sooftenthatjack
hadactuallyaskedrachelherduncanbelongedtoacult
bigsurhaditsshareoffreespirits；aginghippies；sunworshipers；
heoldrachelhadlaughedroundly
soduncanatteredretojackhatin
therushtogetdressedandcarrythecat；litter；andfoodtothe
sllranchthreenutesuptheroad；hopeforgotabouther
stochache
jacke
out；hesaid；”thanksthisansalottoher”
”hoother
””thesaieadingtherenow”
”bettercallben”
”beforeduncanuldansaken
thebignshandandhreverence
itepictureeautifulhope；hsunnyblondhair；hazelgold
eyes；andnoatouchoflorunderherfreckles；and
duncan；elyhhisbigebeard；longears；and
leatheryhands
”illeforherlater；”hopewassaying
thebignnodded；gaveherhandasqueeze；andnudgedhertoward
jack
thehospital；rachelhe；lyingon
crispellingasantisepticasshehadthedaybefore
hehadbroughtatubeofandbeganrubbingit
ontothosestretchesofherskinthatwerebare
”better；”hesaid
flatteredidhavethoughtyouch”hetouchedlotionto
hercheeks；hebruise”blackandbluehere；
”hetoldher”iftheydidntknoter；theydbewonderingwho
hityou
goodthingithathehadeverraisedahand
torachelrtoeitherofthekidsfor；everotherfaultshehad；
thatoneasthesonofanaviddisciplinar》ugian；hehad
seenenoughraisedhandstolasthilifeti”illbetyouhavea
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headap；heraread
oventbehindthelids
hereonitorscreenherheartbeatwas
undulatingevenlysheelyalivehewonderedifshefound
hisusing
hetoldheraboutgettingthecattoduncans；aboutingten
nutesforsanthatofinishbloickstraight；about
droppingthegirlsatschoolinutestosparehetoldherhis
plansforthedayhetoldherthatsheessinguphislifeina
jor
inafitoffrustration
hefoundkarabatesinthehallthepearlearringshadbeenreplaced
byonyxsquares；poheiroonivorylobes；afoil
forblackhairknottedstylishlyinbackso；sheedtobetaken
seriouslyheuldgiveherthatchance
”shouldntraethingbynoanded
”itsbeenadayandahalf”karastuckathuoverhershoulder
”itsbeenanthandahalfforthefalyintherethesethings
taketi；gillyourgettingatsare
stabletheresbeennodropinoxygensaturation；noriseinarterial
pressureethatsothingsherightwayin
there”
”easyforyoutosay”
”no；”shesaidcrisply”noteasyatallitodo；notto
thisisnteasyforanyofus”
”ihaveaneurologistingfrohecityhesaidhedbeby
today”
shereachedbehindthedeskandproducedabusinesscard”hewas
alreadyherehesuggeststhatyoucallhiidafteoon”
”didheseeherfile
”herfile；her；everythinghesaysheagreeshourdiagnosishe
doesntfeelthatanythingelseshouldbedonerightnokrana
handthroughhishairanotherhopethakea
guessastodothat”ifsheedto
playinthejors；shehadtodobetter”try”shesilyshookher
head”idliketogiveyouhope；butijustdontnowhead
injuriesarelikethatthebesticandoistosaythatrachelisa
goodcandidateforrevery”thatofjacked
tohear
heshouldhavefeltbetterdrivingnorthtohis
ewas；wherehisbusiness
was
hehadseenrerkablesuccesshere；hadfelttheheadinessoflanding
pluobsandthesatisfactionofseeinghisdesignsbuilthewas
knoedherehehadapotentialsignificantother
here
buthisddlegreighterthecloserhegotandwasjoinedbyanodd
grogginessitindhathadfallenasleep
tinglydense
hestoppedathishousefirst；hopingtogethisbearingsthere；but
theplacefeltldfrequenttravelerthatheossedaduffel
onthebed；q